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The ONE trap I fell into reloading my 22-250 stuff was complacancy!!! I used Varget at 34.5 grains on 55 GR V-MAX through two bottles of powder with extremely good success. 240 yard shots on p-dogs - no problem out of my box gun. Came time for more powder and I just went ahead and loaded at 34.5 grains. I noticed the gun shot hot and high (3 inches) at 200 yards. During sight in after 9 rounds I suffered case separation at the base and stuck shell plus primer expulsion. This happened twice on the same number round fired. On examination there was SOME indication of high pressure on the primer!! Long story short I loaded at 31.0 GR of Varget(minimum load) and still had high pressure signs on the primer. On top of that I had to have the ejector pin and spring drilled out and replaced in the bolt. The brass clip in the bolt face that holds the base is also damaged. Not good!!! The same problems occurred with two new bottles of powder. I now load using IMR4064, 33.5 GR, and 50 GR V-MAX. Everything is excellent once again for accuracy with no signs of high pressure. One CANNOT be to careful exercising safety first rules. I cannot over state that fact. 500 rounds and who would have thought........................................apparently I didn't..
The ONE trap I fell into reloading my 22-250 stuff was complacancy!!! I used Varget at 34.5 grains on 55 GR V-MAX through two bottles of powder with extremely good success. 240 yard shots on p-dogs - no problem out of my box gun. Came time for more powder and I just went ahead and loaded at 34.5 grains. I noticed the gun shot hot and high (3 inches) at 200 yards. During sight in after 9 rounds I suffered case separation at the base and stuck shell plus primer expulsion. This happened twice on the same number round fired. On examination there was SOME indication of high pressure on the primer!! Long story short I loaded at 31.0 GR of Varget(minimum load) and still had high pressure signs on the primer. On top of that I had to have the ejector pin and spring drilled out and replaced in the bolt. The brass clip in the bolt face that holds the base is also damaged. Not good!!! The same problems occurred with two new bottles of powder. I now load using IMR4064, 33.5 GR, and 50 GR V-MAX. Everything is excellent once again for accuracy with no signs of high pressure. One CANNOT be to careful exercising safety first rules. I cannot over state that fact. 500 rounds and who would have thought........................................
apparently I didn't..
